Description

Transformation is a four pitch tour to the top of Monitor with excellent stone and engaging movement.

Pitch 1, 11+, 60 feet, 7 bolts. Thoughtful edging takes you up to an overhanging, crux section. Powerful, bouldery moves take you to a jug and a nice pull over a small roof. There are two bolts with chain/links at the anchor.

Alternative start to pitch 1, 10c. Begin on "Go Down Gambling", traversing into "Transformation" for its final 10 feet to the pitch 1 anchor.

Pitch 2, 10c, 100 feet, 10 bolts. Excellent face climbing leads up right to a steep, left-facing corner. Climb past this to a small ledge, traverse right and move up a shallow corner past two bolts to a chain anchor.

Pitch 3, 10b, 140 feet, 16 bolts. There is great movement throughout this long pitch, consistent and engaging It has a chain anchor at a nice ledge.

Pitch 4, 10a, 150 feet, 13 bolts. Continued excellent incuts and sidepulls lead upward to some sweet underclinging, to laybacking, to pulling over a small roof action. After the roof, continue past a couple more bolts finally belaying from a tree near the summit. I highly recommend extending your anchor down from the tree to belay up your partner.

Way to get'r done, you guys! And way to stretch those pitches out! I look forward to climbing this new line.... I've now put up 5 new multi-pitch routes to the left of "Slings and Arrows".... Check 'em out....

Just climbed the first pitch. I had no idea what it was when I lead it. I thought it was going to be easier than it was, and when I got to the crux, I just did not have my game face on and blew the onsight. Still a little bit chossy up top in spots. Yet another climb worth doing on Monitor Rock. I will be back to do all the pitches in the near future.

Really good route. Did the Go Down Gambling start. 4 thoughtful, fun pitches to the top of Monitor. Consistently cruxy moves on the first 2 pitches then fun movement on better holds the last 2 pitches. Cranking through the roof on the last pitch on huge holds is a great finish.

Awesome route. There may actually be 17 bolts on the 3rd pitch, that or we miscounted our draws or something. So, carrying an extra draw or two is never a bad idea. After topping out, we rapped Dazed and Confused with a single 80m and just barely made it (comment on that route page).